Origin
Austria, Wachau, Mautern
Quality grade
Qualitätswein
Site
Steiner Hund
Site Type
terraces
Varietal
Riesling 100 % | 40 - 60 years
2800 plants/ha | 3000 liter/ha
Geografical Orientation
south west
Sea Level
300 - 360 m
Soil
humus
primary rock
Weather / Climate
Climate
continental
Cellar
Harvest
handpicked | middle/october
Malolactic Fermentation
no
Skin Contact
12 hour(s)
Fermentation
spontaneous
steel tank | 10 month(s)
Maturing
large wooden barrel | 4000 L | used barrel | 30 month(s)
Time on the Full Yeast
10 month(s)
Time on the Fine Yeast
1 month(s)
Bottling
natural cork | beginning/september 2017
Data
Wine Type
Still wine | white | dry
Alcohol
12.5 %
Acid
6.3 g/l
Residual Sugar
4.7 g/l
Certificates
Demeter, bio-dynamic
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
10 - 14 °C
Aging Potential
high (40 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2017 - 2050
Winery
The Nikolaihof Wachau is a very special place that invigorates the people who live and spend time here. With almost 2,000 years of history, the estate is the oldest winery in Austria, and one of the first in the world to have begun operating by biodynamic principles. The estate has been owned by the Saahs family since 1894.